As with many traditional martial arts systems, Tong Il Lo is organized into a curriculum which spans over several levels in what is known as a ranking system. Each different rank is designated by an individual belt color. As a student learns more curriculum, they are evaluated over time in order to advance to each subsequent belt level. In addition, each belt level stresses a different trait or characteristic, which is also reflected by the actual color of the belt. Click on any of the belts in the diagram below to find out the meanings, as well as some of the curriculum involved in progressing from one level to the next.